Medal winners from Walla Walla Valley Wine Competition

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A Syrah won best in show at the inaugural Walla Walla Valley Wine Competition.

Balboa Winery, owned by Tom and Amy Glase, is south of town near the Oregon border. The winery’s 2010 Syrah from estate grapes earned top honors at the competition, which was held at Walla Walla Community College’s Center for Enology and Viticulture.

Plumb Cellars, a downtown winery, won two gold medals – for its Damn Straight red blend and its Cabernet Sauvignon.

The competition was run by Great Northwest Wine, and proceeds from the competition raised enough for a $1,000 scholarship for viticulture and enology students at the community college.

Here are the complete results:

Best in show

Balboa Winery 2010 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $34

Gold

Forgeron Cellars 2010 Les Collines Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $45

Gifford Hirlinger 2010 Estate Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley, $38

Plumb Cellars 2009 Damn Straight, Columbia Valley, $32

Plumb Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $36

Saviah Cellars 2009 Funk Estate Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $45

Sinclair Estate Vineyards 2009 Vixen, Walla Walla Valley, $30

Tulpen 2010 Yellow Bird Vineyard Grenache, Walla Walla Valley, $38

Silver

College Cellars 2011 Dwelley Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $16

College Cellars 2012 Mourvèdre Rosé, Walla Walla Valley, $12

Dunham Cellars 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon XVI, Columbia Valley, $45

Dunham Cellars 2012 Lewis Estate Vineyard Riesling, Columbia Valley, $20

Eleganté Cellars 2008 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $30

Five Star Cellars 2008 Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, $32

Five Star Cellars 2009 Quinque Astrum, Walla Walla Valley, $28

Five Star Cellars 2010 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $38

Forgeron Cellars 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $27

Forgeron Cellars 2012 Ambiance, Columbia Valley, $25

Gifford Hirlinger 2009 Estate Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, $32

L’Ecole No. 41 2010 Seven Hills Vineyard Estate Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, $35

L’Ecole No. 41 2010 Seven Hills Vineyard Estate Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $35

L’Ecole No. 41 2010 Seven Hills Vineyard Estate Perigee, Walla Walla Valley, $50

L’Ecole No. 41 2012 Seven Hills Vineyard Estate Luminesce, Walla Walla Valley, $20

Mannina Cellars 2010 Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, $24

Plumb Cellars 2012 Afternoon Delight, Walla Walla Valley, $22

Saviah Cellars 2009 Big Sky Cuvée, Columbia Valley, $35

Sinclair Estate Vineyards 2010 Syrah, Columbia Valley, $35

Trio Vintners 2010 Far Away Vineyard Grenache, Yakima Valley, $26

Trio Vintners 2010 Far Away Vineyard Mourvedre, Yakima Valley, $26

Tulpen 2009 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $34

Tulpen 2009 Syrah, Columbia Valley, $28

Tulpen 2009 Coalescence, Columbia Valley, $32

Tulpen 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $38

Walla Walla Vintners 2010 Seven Hills Vineyard Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, $32

Walla Walla Vintners 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $36

Walla Walla Vintners 2009 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $30

Woodward Canyon Winery 2010 Estate Reserve, Walla Walla Valley, $79

Woodward Canyon Winery 2012 Chardonnay Washington, $44

Woodward Canyon Winery 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Walla Walla Valley, $26

Bronze

Balboa Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $34

Castillo de Feliciana 2012 Vino Verano, Columbia Valley, $16

College Cellars 2012 Clark Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Walla Walla Valley, $12

College Cellars 2012 Scholarship White, Walla Walla Valley, $12

College Cellars 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Ice Wine, Walla Walla Valley, $30

Eleganté Cellars 2009 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $28

Gifford Hirlinger 2010 Estate Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley, $34

L’Ecole No. 41 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $40

Sinclair Estate Vineyards 2012 Yellow Bird Vineyard Mourvèdre Rosé, Walla Walla Valley, $27

Sinclair Estate Vineyards 2012 Roussanne-Marsanne, Walla Walla Valley, $27

Spofford Station 2010 Semillon, Walla Walla Valley, $13

Tulpen 2009 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $42

Tulpen 2010 Yellow Bird Vineyard Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley, $38

Woodward Canyon Winery 2010 Artist Series #19 Cabernet Sauvignon Washington, $54

Woodward Canyon Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $44